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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitution of the Republic of Uganda should be overhauled as it is no longer representative of the aspirations of the people, the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Mathias Mpuuga, has urged. “A constitution is an outcome of the people’s consensus. At least there …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint security forces in the Karamoja region have recovered 25,783 cows and arrested 11,595 cattle rustlers in one year. According to security forces, about 42,000 cows were stolen between the month of July 2021. Michael Longole, the Mt. Moroto Regional Police Spokesperson attributes the …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district leaders have asked the government to establish a cold room to preserve bodies. Michael Lakony, the Amuru LCV chairperson says they regularly receive bodies of Ugandans either killed or those who died from natural causes in South Sudan through Elegu border point yet …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A teacher of Rise and Shine Nursery and Primary School in Soroti City East Division is nursing injuries sustained after a mob descended on him for allegedly defiling a pupil in his class. David Ogwang, 23, was beaten to comma on Wednesday after it emerged …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The rising number of teenage girls involved in commercial sex work in Moroto municipality has triggered concern among the authorities. The Mayor of Moroto municipality, Mohamed Ismail, says that there are many girls as young as 14 years involved in commercial sex in the municipality. …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five government schools in Mukono municipality are at risk because of the failure of the authorities to secure their land titles. They are St. Peters, Nakagere Umea, Kiwanga Umea, Lweza, and Ngandu community primary schools. The Mukono municipal inspector of schools, Faridah Nassolo, says that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Business School (MUBS) is on the verge of losing land to squatters, the University’s Principal, Prof. Waswa Balunywa, has said. Balunywa said the university has failed to have physical possession of the two acre piece of land located in Kireka Hill View, 20 years …

Ngora, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ngora Chief Administrative Officer, Lawrence Madada and three other officials have been arrested for alleged mismanagement of the Parish Development Model-PDM funds. The officers who have been on the run since Thursday last week were arrested on Wednesday when they had sneaked into the district to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has passed the National Local Content Bill, 2022 intended to foster promotion of local content in all but the oil, gas and petroleum sector. Among others, the bill seeks to impose local content obligations on a person using public money or utilising Uganda’s natural resources …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Mathias Mpuuga, has castigated the Judiciary which he said has denied two constituencies representation in Parliament for a year. Mpuuga said the Opposition was disheartened that the Judiciary has failed to prosecute MPs Allan Ssewanyana (NUP, Makindye …